"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect."
The Metamorphosis, p. 1

"At the same time he did not forget meanwhile to remind himself that cool reflection, the coolest possible, was much better than desperate resolves."
The Metamorphosis, p. 6

"He stayed there all night, spending the time partly in a light slumber, from which his hunger kept waking him up with a start, and partly in worrying and sketching vague hopes, which all led to the same conclusion, that he must lie low for the present and, by exercising patience and the utmost consideration, help the family to bear inconvenience he was bound to cause them in his present condition."
The Metamorphosis, p. 20

"The serious injury done to Gregor, which disabled him for more than a month — the apple went on sticking in his body as...